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Finding Practical Solutions to Your Legal Concerns

The Law Office of Rickard L. Borg, based in Carlsbad Village, represents business owners, professionals, and other individuals in family law and estate matters. With a comprehensive understanding of these issues, Mr. Borg and our staff are able to handle the most complex concerns associated with these issues, such as mediation, succession planning, tax concerns, probate avoidance, and litigation when necessary.

A Practical Approach to Finding Solutions
Contact the Law Office of Rickard L. Borg

Whether you are going through a divorce or looking for estate planning solutions, you want an attorney who can help you avoid unnecessary fights and excessive legal fees. We will explain the terms of your will, trust or divorce settlement in terms you can understand and draft documents in simple language, while still covering all possible scenarios for conflict. We promise to try and resolve all matters with our clients with their best interests in mind.

Meet Our Team

Rickard Borg

Rickard Borg grew up in Los Angeles, Whittier, and Balboa. Over his professional career, Rick owned and operated several businesses while maintaining his legal practice. In his legal career, Rick has represented businesses, physicians, hospitals, real estate developers, real estate brokers, manufacturers, and other lawyers. In short, Rickard Borg is a lawyer's lawyer.

Rick is proud to have served in the United States Army, spending one year as a truck driver and machine gunner in the 359th Transportation Company in Vietnam. Rick passed up the opportunity to attend OCS and Pilot school to drive fuel trucks and returned to complete his college education. He is a disabled veteran who exercises daily. He has been married to his wife Alice for over 40 years. They have two daughters, Erika and Ashley. Rick is active in the community, and is a member of the Carlsbad Library and Arts Foundation, and the Carlsbad Evening Rotary. He has served on a school board, as well as the boards of numerous corporations. He is the secretary of a foundation that serves veterans of the Iraq War. Rick is also a trustee of two charitable foundations.

David M. Brahms

General Brahms is a retired Brigadier General of the United States Marine Corps, where he served as the highest ranking lawyer in the Marines. David is a brilliant advocate who is often interviewed by the media in military matters. He was in the Oval Office for the signing of the Guantanamo Bay treaty by President Obama. He is best known by the public for his work in the movie "A Few Good Men."

Marge Gillingham

Marge is the nerve center of everything that takes place in our office. Marge worked in customer relations for years before joining our firm. She knows every one of our clients, controls the flow of documents, manages the files, and keeps the calendar straight.

Janet Means

Janet organizes and works out issues in our estate planning files. She also works on special projects that entail many documents. Prior to joining our office, Janet served as the CFO for numerous corporations.

Fran Clepper

Fran is our probate paralegal. Fran watches our probate filings to make certain that we are in compliance with all probate rules.

Contact Us

Counseling clients throughout California for over thirty-five years, we are ready to help you find solutions to your legal concerns. Our Carlsbad Village law offices are open during weekly business hours, but we offer evening and weekend appointments as well. Contact Marge, Janet or Rick today to schedule a consultation.